The Early Cold War 1945-1952.

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The Early Cold War 1945-1952

Containment Policy – George Kennan

Truman Doctrine Pledged the U.S. to fight the spread of communism worldwide

Marshall Plan Billions of $$$ to rebuild war torn Europe and supply them with food and machinery

A Divided Germany; A Divided Berlin

Berlin Blockade Soviets cut off access to West Berlin…

Berlin Airlift

NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization 1949 To protect Western Europe from a Soviet attack

Warsaw Pact 1955 Soviet led mutual defense agreement to counter Nato

“Iron Curtain” Winston Churchill

SEATO

Mao Zedong 1949 - China

Second Red Scare

Julius and Ethel Rosenberg

Alger Hiss

McCarthyism Sen. Joe McCarthy (R) – WI House Un-American Activities Committee Accused State Dept., Hollywood, Army….

“The Forgotten War?”

War turns into a stalemate.. Trench warfare Truman and MacArthur argue… Truman fires MacArthur … “Old soldiers never die – they just fade away”

July 1953 an armistice is signed establishing a Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) at the 38th parallel. 3 yrs of fighting – 3 million killed (including 37,000+ Americans)– ???

DMZ-

Brinkmanship

Arms Race

MAD – Mutually Assured Destruction

“Car Culture”

Suburbia – “White Flight”

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